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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am delighted to say that the settled status scheme is proceeding apace, and we have every hope that the entire 3.4 million will have registered by the time of the deadline.…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillLet me be very clear, to come to exactly the point the hon. Gentleman raises, that I will in no way allow months more of this. [Interruption.] No, I will not give way. If…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillNo. For three and a half years this Parliament has been caught in a deadlock of its own making—22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillSit down.22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillSit down.22 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI am afraid that the hon. Lady is not correct in what she says. The new deal does absolutely nothing to remove protections from workers or from the environment. On the contrary,…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI am full of respect for the contributions that my right hon. Friend has made on this subject over many, many years. I did not mean in any way to exclude him or to say that he had…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementThere was a lot enthusiasm in that response. The right hon. Gentleman was a little bit churlish in his response to my statement, because after all I did not mention England and I…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI am making a valid point, which is that in Brussels my right hon. and learned Friend’s message has not really been perfectly understood, because they are continuing with a large…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI must confess that I am disappointed by the tone the right hon. Gentleman has taken today, because I had thought that he might rise to the occasion and see what the…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementMy hon. Friend the Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr Baron) made it clear in the House just now—perhaps the hon. Lady was listening—that he wants and will work for a great…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI am sure the right hon. Gentleman and his colleagues will want to join me in congratulating the England rugby team on their 40-16 victory over Australia—19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementI wish to agree with at least part of my right hon. and learned Friend’s analysis, because he says that there is scepticism across the continent about federalism and the desire to…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementThe reason I am not worried about that is that there are no new rules of origin checks. This is a deal that I hope the right hon. Gentleman will get behind and support, because it…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementYes. Not only that, but if my hon. Friend studies the agreement, he will see that it is open to the UK authorities to give support of any kind that is necessary to alleviate any…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementThe right hon. Gentleman has spoken with his customary honesty and insight. I think it would be a good thing if the House were able to have what I think was promised to it and to…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementMr Speaker, I am grateful. No one believes in lowering standards. Instead, we believe in improving them, as indeed we will be able to do, and seizing the opportunities of our new…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementMr Speaker, I want to begin by echoing what you have just said and expressing my gratitude to all Members of the House for assembling on a Saturday for the first time in 37 years,…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementMy right hon. Friend is completely right. I do think that the whole business world has been, as it were, holding its breath and waiting for us to get this thing done. There is…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementThe hon. Lady has raised a very important point. Perhaps I should have said more about it in my opening remarks, because I think that this is one of the things that the Government…19 Oct 2019